Word: ralapati
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imports are composed of a species of tobacco different from that most commonly used by U.S. manufacturers. They also come in flavors: clove, menthol and even strawberry. Popular brands include Mangalore Ganesh and Kailas. Despite the buzz that beedies deliver, FDA analysis finds they contain no hallucinogens. Says Suresh Ralapati, a native of India and a tobacco scientist at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: "Perhaps the fact that they look like joints interests the young people." Beedies cost from $2.50 to $3 per pack of 20. (A pack of unfiltered Camels can range from...
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